October Music and Musicians Thread

Thanks for your input mumswallet!
We have started a new thread (November) so many people have migrated to it!

Don't be frightened about a career in music. Like anything if you're good, you'll earn a very decent living! It takes over huge amount of your life; like a professional sports person from an early age. Yes. Huge problems regarding GCSEs etc...but if a student is both talented and determined, they can reach the attained goals. NCO. NYO.Then the London music colleges. EUYO. Possibly a year or two in Berlin/Paris/NY. (Esp for string players.) Funding is readily available if talented. But essentially support from parents, at an early age, plus excellent teaching is the way to go....I'm always inspired by the abundance of talent we have in this country. And disgusted by the ignorance of many who don't regard it as a "real job". In the case that a student decides to take an academic route in life, the Personal Statements for the Russell Group look favourably on musicians. (Imperial College has the best student orchestra in London! Believe me, I know!)Number one rule though, there is always somebody better. .....

Spooktacular playing from Rara, well done!

waffle November has a few exams I think. It's up to you, captain.

Too early to say, whatever career she is pursuing, I am hoping learning to play an instrument(or two) will help her in the future, when she is happy or sad, when she successes or fails. A career in music doesnt mean someone has to play an instrument isnt it? PR, relationship manager, web design etc for bands, festivals could also have loads of connection with the music industry.

Its so lovely to see Rara playing, thank you!

Hope you all had a spooky Halloween evening!

DS 15 doesn't know what he wants to do so I definitely don't expect DD to know. DD mentioned becoming a vet last year, this year it was a famous piano player, then a music teacher, then back to "I don't know".

I can't say I would be over the moon with a career in music but as long as she is happy with her choice than that is all that matters.

Waffle that was great! Tell Rara she really spooked us in this house!

drummersmum they have choose their own path, we have two examples in the family where the children have bowed to parental pressure and started careers that their families wanted to do. Neither finished the course. The best thing I can do for DS is to make sure he ends in a position where he has real choices, I'd rather him choose music because that's what he wants to do rather than choose music because he doesn't have any other options. I keep hoping he'll jump ship and become a lawyer but the clock is ticking down now.

Waffle very seasonally appropriate, thank you. We skipped straight to Christmas last month, the band recorded its Christmas CD so I've been listening to Frosty the Snowman for weeks now.

waffle That was excellent!

My DC have not said anything about careers yet but they are still young. I don't know what I would think if they want to be professional musicians ...

Hi Drummersmum

I agree I think he should follow his dream with music and try to get good A levels. I had a student who did music played professionally in orchestras for a few years then decided to retrain as a doctor and she has just got her first doctors job. I asked her if she regretted the music route and she said no she's glad she did it. I hope that helps.
Nicky

Drummersmum If he is passionate about it, it would be better to try it than always to wonder what might have been. He sounds a remarkable young man! I like the idea of conducting - or composing, maybe?
Of course, he may also change his mind - it's early days yet!
It is also a good idea to have very good A levels, just in case!
I look at my two and wonder what they will end up doing. I am not sure they have a plan yet!

Hello, I've been away due to work overload and deadline. I am soooooo tired. Caught up but it would take me a whole day to send all the responses to everyone not to mention participating in the teacher's feedback conversation considering DS has four different teachers...

Waffle Rara really made my day. She's super sweet and gave that piece the spookiness it needs. Well done to her, a fast learner! And send a big thank you!

My work deadline was spiced with very serious conversations with DS as he's suddenly really considering pursuing music professionally and I had an irrational moment of pure terror, specially if we end up narrowing it to drums and he continues having such "popular" taste as the most obscure jazz and fusion. No interest in Greenday's latest Top 1 in the charts. We're talking the starving for a living type of thing. And he's teaching me to love it too! I'm of course going through the emotions now so don't take me too seriously. He, of course, is not privy to my fears, talking him out of it would be unfair and too responsible on my part Meanwhile, he's very realistic and mature and feels torn between life options. He has two feelance parents and has witnessed the price to be paid too close for comfort. But that burning passion... I've told him to become a conductor as he's always been a little Von Karajan And the earning's good. He says conductors don't play an instrument and he loves playing. It doesn't help me that a professional musician friend of mine reacted to the news the other day with: "Oh no, what a waste, with that brain he could literally do anything!"

Waffle - excellent posture and great sound and breath control!!

Fantastic playing Rara. Can't believe she's only been playing a month. Keep it up!

Ahh bless her. Very spooky!! Wonderful playing xx

Rara plays that beautifully

Rara is adorable and plays so well!

Well done Rara! That's definitely a very spooky start to Halloween! I can tell she must be doing a lot of practice seeing as she's only been playing a short while. Plus, she does look super-cute!